Dutch TT gets underway in Assen for Repsol Honda Team

There were mixed feelings for the Repsol Honda men on a cloudy-but-dry opening day of the Dutch TT in Assen, with Marc Marquez finishing in a close third position, while Dani Pedrosa ended up 11th.

In the morning, each of the teammates spent the whole session on just one set of tyres, aiming to find the best setting choices for his bike. Marc managed to sort out a few solutions that helped in the afternoon, when he was able to constantly lap at the front; he set a very good pace from the beginning and ultimately closed the day just over one tenth from the top.

Dani struggled to find his pace at the beginning of FP2, and although he managed to complete a more positive last run in the end and to reduce his gap to the front to just 0.615s, he wasn’t able to improve as much as he had hoped.

Marc Marquez

3rd

“In the first free-practice session, we found things a little demanding and I wasn't able to ride as comfortably as usual, but we remained very focused and worked hard to look for a solution for the afternoon. So, the important thing from today is that the changes we made worked well in the second session, and I was able to set a good pace. We were amongst the top riders throughout the session, but we were also testing a lot of things that I think will help us tomorrow. Here, the track conditions change every time you go out, so we’ll work to try to continue improving, as the times are always very close.”

Dani Pedrosa

11th

“It’s been a very challenging first day because we had some difficulties with stability during both practice sessions. So far, we’ve failed to improve with the changes of tyres and setup that we tried. With such changeable weather, we didn’t want to take the risk of trying too many things, and it was a shame to have these difficulties on a day like today, with everybody’s lap times so tight. Nevertheless, we’ll stay positive; tomorrow we’ll try to take a step forward and get into the top 10 in the last free-practice session in order to gain confidence ahead of qualifying.”

MotoGP 2016Friday, June 24th 2016

Practice
Round 8
TT AssenAssen

Results Session

Cloudy

Humidity

67%

Track Temp

34°C

Air Temp

23°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

1'33.591

2

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1'33.595

3

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'33.724

4

Vinales Maverick

25

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'33.892

5

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1'33.991

6

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

1'34.011

7

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

Octo Pramac Yakhnich

Ducati

1'34.065

8

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'34.087

9

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

1'34.163

10

Redding Scott

45

GBR

Octo Pramac Yakhnich

Ducati

1'34.172

11

Pedrosa Dani

26

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'34.206

12

Barbera Hector

8

SPA

Avintia Racing

Ducati

1'34.404

13

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

LCR Honda

Honda

1'34.480

14

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

1'34.531

15

Laverty Eugene

50

IRE

Aspar Team

Ducati

1'34.789

16

Miller Jack

43

AUS

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1'35.008

17

Bradl Stefan

6

GER

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1'35.056

18

Hernandez Yonny

68

COL

Aspar Team

Ducati

1'35.125

19

Pirro Michele

51

ITA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

1'35.220

20

Bautista Alvaro

19

SPA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1'35.284

21

Rabat Tito

53

SPA

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1'36.582

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Location Information

Assen is the only venue to have held a round of the Motorcycle World Championship every year since its creation in 1949. The circuit was purpose built for the Dutch TT in 1955, with previous events having been held on public roads. The track is narrow, with rapid changes in… read more.

Location Information

Assen is the only venue to have held a round of the Motorcycle World Championship every year since its creation in 1949. The circuit was purpose built for the Dutch TT in 1955, with previous events having been held on public roads. The track is narrow, with rapid changes in… read more.